Reuters' X account blocked in India apparently over request made during Operation Sindoor

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....euters' X account blocked in India apparently over request made during Operation Sindoor<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 6-7-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) International news agency Reuters' X account has been withheld in India "in response to a legal demand", according to a notice displayed by the social media platform. However, government sources denied having raised any new legal demand in this....

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.... matter and sought explanation from X for blocking Reuters account. They said a demand for blocking Reuters' X account alongside several hundreds of other accounts was made during Operation Sindoor. While several accounts were blocked from accessing in India, Reuters handle wasn't. According to sources, Elon Musk-owned X seems to have now acted on that request and blocked Reuters' X handle i....

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....n India. And since the issue isn't relevant now, the government has asked X to explain the blocking and lift the embargo. "An order was issued on May 7 (during Operation Sindoor) but it was not enforced. X seems to have enforced that order now which is a mistake on their part. Government has reached out to X for resolving it at the earliest," an official source said. An email sent to Reuters s....

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....eeking comments did not elicit a response. While affiliated X handles such as Reuters Tech News, Reuters Fact Check, Reuters Asia, and Reuters China are accessible in India, both official X account of the global news agency as well as Reuters World handles are inaccessible. X users attempting to access the main account can see a message that reads: "Account withheld. @ Reuters has been withhel....

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....d in IN in response to a legal demand." On its help centre page, X explains such messages "about country withheld content" means X was compelled to withhold the entire account specified or posts in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order or local laws. PTI PRS MBI ANZ HVA<BR> News - Press release - PIB....